Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14

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By ELL D. AXE.
IRONTON. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES
A Summary of Important Events.
LONDON Socialists are arranging for ar
excursion to Epping Forest on July 10 tc
raise funds to aid the condemned Anarch
SITS at Chicago.
Ex-GovERNoR ANsoN P MORRILL, died
at Augusta, Me-, on the 4th. He was un-
conscious at the time of death, and had
been for several days.
THE Russian organ published at Brus
sells informs the world that France can
rely on Russia as against England in the
present Egyptian squabble.
OSCAR ]. HARVEY, an official in the
Treasury Depar tment at Washington, ha:
been detected in systematic attempt Il
defraud the Government by forgery.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on
Fitchburg (Mass.) street railway on the
5th, from panic among the passengers
A number of persons were fatally in
jured.
JUDGE NooSAS, of st. Louis, has knock
ed out the Sunday-closing law, and here
after beer and wine may be sold, but the
police win continue the crusade against
spirits.
M De LEssEPs has issued q circular an
noun cling the second issue of bonds OF
the Panama canal to the amount of 200,
OOO. 900 francs, though 100, 600, 900 francs is
still in hand
ORDERS have been sent from Rome tc
Archbishop Corrigan of New York to ex-
communicate Rev. DR.. McGIynn, and to
publish a decree of communication in
the journals.
OVER one hundred memb ers Of the Brit
ish House of Commons have prepared q
memorial to President Cleveland as kim
that Anglo-American disputes be settled
by arbitration.
ALBERT FERRIE, second officer of the
steamship San Marcus, of the Calves tor
Line, while going on board his vesse
at New York, on the Sd, fell over boar6
and was drowned.
PATRIOTIC and daring citizens OF Port
land, Ore, elm bed to the summit of Mount
Hood and capped the climax of Fourth OF
July celebrations by a midnight illumina.
ton II, 720 feet above sea level.
THE business failures during the seven
days ended the Sth, mum Der for the United
States, 1856; for Canada. is. Total, 154
against 1S1 last week and 179 for the cor
responding week of last week.
PRINCESS VICTORIA, wife of the German
Crow n Prince, presented the commence
ment prizes at Norwood School for the
Blind on the Sth. United States Minister
Phelps was present and made an ad
dress.
REPORTS have been received that ter
rible famine prevails at Skagefjord, Ice
land, and that many peasants and thou
sands of cattle have died from want OF
food. The distress among the people is
in creasing.
to build three new war vessels, to cost 81,
900, 900 each. These are in addition to the
seven men-of-war to be built in France
and England. which are to be completed
by the year 1889.
Miss JENNIE LAMAR, daughter of Score
tary Lamar, will be married to her
Macon, Ga, July 81. Mr. and Mrs. Lamar
will reside in Washington, where Mr..
Lamar is practising law.
AT the close of the week ended the I'd
the Detroits were still leading in the
League base ball series and the st. L ouis
Browns in the American Association.
Chicago is crawling up in the former,
and Baltimore in the latter.
An action has been instituted by the
managers of the American Exhibition in
London to restrain the rifle-shooting done
by the Wild West combination during the
performanc the compliments alleging
that the shooting Is nuisance.
JACOB SHARPE's health has been grad
nally growing worse since he has been
lodged in Ludlow Street Jail to await
sentence for bribery. On the 5th his ill
ness had increased so much that he was
unable to leave his bed and his friends
have become alarmed.
GOVERNOR LLOYD of Maryland has
signed the death warrant of John Thorn as
Ross, colored, convicted of the murder OF
Emily Brown, an old white woman,
whose body he sold to the Maryland Med
ical University. Friday, August &c, is
appointed for his execution.
GREAT excitement prevails at Evans
vile, Ind, over the recent defalcation and
flight of County Treasurer Miller. This
has been enhanced by the flight of Prose-
cutting Attorney Vance, who has been de-
tected in bribing jurors. Some of the
jurors will probably follow him.
In honor of the American National holt
day, flags of all nations were displayed
throughout the City of Mexico on the 4 tn,
and the standard of the Republic was
hoisted at the palace. The American
residents celebrated by ball and social
reunion at the hall of the French Phil
harmonic Society.
THE Missouri State Board of Agri-
culture makes the following crop report
for June: Winter wheat, average condi-
ton, 9oS: spring wheat, 81; oats, IS. 3;
corn, 105 6; Irish potatoes, 94S; tobacco,
81 S.; cotton, 90; timothy. S3.5; apples,
els; peaches, "A; grapes, 81; spring pigs,
mum Der compared with 1886, 95 s; sweet
potatoes, acreage compared with 1886,
9S.3; area in grass and clover, 101.09.